I got my Thanksgiving Bon Appetit in the mail on Monday. Do you know what this means? It means it’s November. Already! Also known as every food lover’s favorite month. Also known as the month where we kick-off the holiday season. (Nope, I’m not ashamed of humming Christmas carols. Ever. Not even during the first…
Category: ramblings
Breaking Ground + RECIPE: Leek & Apple Cornbread
We broke ground on Monday morning. So to speak. The septic man (Kurt) came out to our potential home building site with his soil scientist Gary and Gary’s daughter (Anna) to dig test holes. Anna is a soil scientist in training. This process called a perk (short for peculation) test is one of the first…
Let’s Build a Greenhouse
In addition to being a farmer and a food blogger, I’m also the office manager of a small (but totally kickass and remarkable) non-profit. Yes, I wear many hats. Sometimes too many. These past two weeks I have been completely inundated with work at my off-farm job. We’ve got board meetings and press conferences and…
Zoning Codes + RECIPE: Orecchiette with Kale Pesto, Sausage & White Beans
Have you ever noticed how pasta just solves everything? Like honestly, all the problems of the world, washed away for 10 minutes as you bite into that perfect starchy piece of pasta. If you are lucky there’s also cheese involved and a sauce with just enough garlic. Okay, maybe a little too much garlic. Because…
All Whisked Up + RECIPE: Butternut Squash Soup
A couple months ago I was invited to be a part of a new fun group of Wisconsin-based food bloggers. Boy, has my foodie life changed since that day. For as long as I can remember, I have always had a nice rotation of 5 or 6 food blogs I read regularly. They inspire me….
Dreams + RECIPE: Cornmeal Tomato Tart
For once in my life, I have a gazillion (and one) delicious recipes that are spectacular and ready to be shared with the world. And even a bunch of lovely photos to accompany them. I’ve been cooking up a storm with all the farm veggies because before long these veggies will be gone and how sad…
Dinner on the Farm + RECIPE: Red Kuri Squash Cardamom Cake
The weekends where I force my husband to harvest crate after crate of fresh vegetables from the field, haul them up to my parents’ huge kitchen and then spend hours cooking up an extravagant, locally-inspired meal for 20 friends is the absolute best kind of weekend. It’s the kind of weekend where I am truly…
Labor Day + RECIPE: Kuri Squash & Bread Cheese Salad
Give me three days off of work and I’ll come up with some crazy scheme. It never fails. My Carrot should know better by know. He should take me out to some big city where I’m distracted by food and people and fun and cute neighborhoods and don’t have the time to think so much….
Pepper Madness + RECIPE: Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers
I have so many peppers in my life right now. Seriously, they are taking over all four of our fridges. My husband. He loves to grow peppers. He thinks they are the most beautiful plants and loves all the different varieties, colors and heat levels. I guess I like peppers well enough. I have to…
The Leek & The Carrot 